| Regimental number | 22348 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Nenthorn |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J G Morgan, Granville Place, Ranfurly, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in E Company, 10th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Gavin Morgan and Mary Jane Morgan, 7 Main Road, North East Valley, Dunedin. Native of Ranfurly, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Lance corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; relinquished appointment as Lance Corporal; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 5 February 1917, and posted to A Company. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 February 1917; transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 23 February 1917; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, 25 February 1917 (wound, left hand); to England, 27 February 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on Thames; to Convalescent Camp, Hornchurch, 13 March 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 21 April 1917; to 5th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp, 13 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 9 August 1917. Reported wounded, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 28 November 1917, concluded: 'Wounded, 12 October 1917.' Headquarters, 29 Division, reported burial, 25 January 1918; grave subsequently lost. Classified, 10 March 1918, as 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 27 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21377268 |